Emotional eCPR www.ZeroAttempts.org ZERO ATTEMPTS One Million & Counting when IN CRISIS cALL 800-273-8255 or text "sos" to 741741 5:02 Emotional CPR    What is eCPR? Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Peer-Developed and Virtually Delivered Community Mental Health Training Program (Emotional CPR): Pre-Post Study What is eCPR? Emotional CPR (eCPR) is an educational program designed to teach people to assist others through an emotional crisis by three simple steps: C = Connecting P = emPowering, and R = Revitalizing. The Connecting process of eCPR involves deepening listening skills, practicing presence, and creating a sense of safety for the person experiencing a crisis. The emPowering process helps people better understand how to feel empowered themselves as well as to assist others to feel more hopeful and engaged in life. In the Revitalizating process, people re-engage in relationships with their loved ones or their support system, and they resume or begin routines that support health and wellness which reinforces the person’s sense of mastery and accomplishment, further energizing the healing process. eCPR is based on the principles found to be shared by a number of support approaches: trauma-informed care, counseling after disasters, peer support to avoid continuing emotional despair, emotional intelligence, suicide prevention, and cultural attunement. It was developed with input from a diverse cadre of recognized leaders from across the U.S., who themselves have learned how to recover and grow from emotional crises. They have wisdom by the grace of first- hand experience. For more information, to schedule an introductory workshop or a certification training in eCPR, or If you would like to be an eCPR Ambassador and help spread the word about this exciting program, send us an email via the contact form, or call 877-246-9058. What is emotional crisis? Crisis as Universal Experience Emotional crisis is a universal experience. It can happen to anyone, at any time. When we are exposed to this extraordinary situation, we develop amazing and creative ways to protect ourselves, To onlookers, these protective mechanisms may look very odd, even "crazy". To us, they have meaning. Through using eCPR we can better understand and overcome our fear of seemingly unusual behavior brought on by an emotional crisis. Through eCPR we learn how to form supportive connections that empower the person in emotional crisis so they are able to feel revitalized and quickly resume meaningful roles in the community. Source: emotional-cpr.org/about-ecpr.htm Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Peer-Developed and Virtually Delivered Community Mental Health Training Program (Emotional CPR): Pre-Post Study To access the full-text publication, visit: jopm.jmir.org/2021/1/e25867 Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global mental health crisis, highlighting the need for a focus on community-wide mental health. Emotional CPR (eCPR) is a program and practice developed by persons with lived experience of recovery from trauma or mental health challenges to train community members from diverse backgrounds to support others in the community through mental health crises. Study Objective: This study examined the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the delivery of eCPR trainings in a digital environment. Methods: 560 individuals, including peer support specialists, service users, clinicians, family members, and nonprofit leaders, who participated in virtual eCPR trainings between April 20, 2020, and July 31, 2020. Of the 560 participants, 151 individuals responded to both pre- and post-training surveys. The administered surveys included the Herth Hope Scale; Empowerment Scale; Flourishing Scale (perceived capacity to support individuals); Mindful Attention Awareness Scale; Active-Empathic Listening Scale (supportive behaviors toward individuals with mental health challenges); Social Connectedness Scale (feelings of belonging and connection with others); Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; and UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale (symptoms and emotions). Additionally, the eCPR fidelity scale was used to determine the feasibility of delivering eCPR with fidelity. We examined post-training improvements related to each scale and identified pre-post training differences by role. Research Findings: It is feasible for people with lived experience of a mental health condition to develop a program and train people to deliver eCPR with fidelity. Statistically significant pre-post improvements were found related to one’s ability to identify emotions, support others in distress, communicate nonverbally, share emotions, and take care of oneself, as well as to one’s feelings of social connectedness, self-perceived flourishing, and positive affect. Findings indicated promising evidence of pre-post improvements (not statistically significant) related to loneliness, empowerment, active-empathetic listening, mindfulness awareness, and hope. Nonprofit leaders and workers demonstrated the greatest improvements related to loneliness, social connectedness, empathic listening, and flourishing. Peer support specialists demonstrated the greatest improvements related to positive affect. Clinicians demonstrated the greatest improvements related to mindfulness awareness. Conclusions: Promising evidence indicates that eCPR, a peer-developed and peer-delivered program, may increase feelings of belonging while increasing supportive behaviors toward individuals with mental health problems and improving clinical outcomes related to positive and negative affect and feelings of loneliness. Future Recommendations: Examine the impact of the training on whether participants exhibit these reported changes in everyday practice with others in their community, clinical practice, and social circles. Examine the impacts of increased levels of hope, positive affect, flourishing, and decreased loneliness on the daily life of eCPR training participants. Source: emotional-cpr.org/jopm-study-3.4.2021.htm       ©2017-2023, www.ZeroAttempts.org/emotional-ecpr.html 052221